Emotion and Dreams

In General Psychology (the day section), we’re covering sleep and dreams. In a happy coincidence, the ever-excellent Mind Hacks covers an ABC (that’s AUSTRALIAN Broadcasting Corp to non-aussies!) radio show about dreams, and some ways to empirically investigate them. You can go directly to the ABC site here.

One interesting finding is that the emotional theme of a dream may be more influenced by the average emotional experience during the past week, rather than just the day before.

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Dana C. Leighton, Ph.D.

I am a social psychologist, broadly interested in the psychological basis of peace and conflict. I am working for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a Program Analyst, leading our survey research to better understand how our disaster response is promoting equity in service delivery, workforce readiness, and recovery and mitigation efforts.